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AI agent conducted ransomware attack but required human direction

The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human

TechCrunch

Summary

An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time. However, a human still chose the victim, set up infrastructure, and supplied stolen credentials, meaning the attack was not fully autonomous.

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